Nueva Delhi: Nda will even more improve its account in the upper house of Parliament as a resignation of a member of YSRCP Rajya Sabha, V Vijayasai Reddy, the fourth since the defeat of the party in 2024 elections of the Assembly in the imminent partial election. Reddy, leader of the party at the camera, resigned on Saturday.
Previously, three resignations had helped Nda associate TDP to open their last December with two seats in Rajya Sabha. His strength had been reduced to zero after his lousy performance in previous assembly surveys in 2019. One of the three vacancies was for BJP, which currently has 98 parliamentarians in Rajya Sabha.
You have the option to fill 4 more nominated seats
Although Nda has already crossed the majority brand in the upper house with the help of two independents and six nominees, the gain of an additional seat will further consolidate its position in the Rajya Sabha if it goes to TDP or its partner in the state assembly Jana SENA or BJP party.
In addition, the ruling alliance in the center still has the option of obtaining four more nominated members on board if the government decides to fill those four vacant seats in the nominated category.
The invariably nominated members go with the government during the approval of any legislation or resolution. There are provisions of 12 members nominated in Rajya Sabha.
Since two, Gulam Ali and Satnam Singh Sandhu, of the eight parliamentarians nominated in the current house had joined BJP after being nominated by the president, they are counted under the head of the game on the list and they have to go for their whip .
Another round of vacancies will emerge in June-July when two members of Rajya Sabha of Assam (one of BJP and others from AGP) will withdraw in June and six members of Tamil Nadu (three of DMK and one from Aiadmk, PMK and MDMK) will retire in July.
BJP will keep your Assam seat, while DMK can improve your account by obtaining an additional seat in partial elections in June/July. Aiadmk can also retain his seat.